EXCLUSIVE: Love-Starved Hoda Kotb Warned to 'Stay Well Clear' of Kevin Costner as He'll 'Break Her Heart' – 'He's Only Interested in Lassoing Her In For a One-Night Stand!'
Hoda Kotb is warned Kevin Costner may break her heart, claiming he's only after a one-night stand.
March 7 2025, Published 12:00 p.m. ET
Hoda Kotb has the hots for Kevin Costner, but sources claim the Yellowstone stud is heartlessly leading her on.
Kotb, 60, and the 70-year-old actor met up at the recent Super Bowl in New Orleans, where her pals said he was laying it on thick with some fabricated charm, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Hoda proudly shared a photo of the two on Instagram, showing them smiling broadly and leaning in close with their arms wrapped around each other.
Savannah Guthrie jokingly called 'new couple alert' after Hoda Kotb's cozy photo with Kevin Costner.
An insider shared: "Hoda laughs and toys with Kevin, but the crush is real, and she gets a thrill whenever they bump into each other, as they did at the Super Bowl. Kevin throwing his arms around her and hamming it up is a little bit wrong in some people's view.
"They think it's pretty cheap of him to flirt and say things he doesn't mean."
Kotb's former Today colleagues knew how excited she was talking to Costner on the show last year and chipped in with catty comments about her Instagram post.
Jenna Hager Bush wrote: "We have been waiting for this moment," while Savannah Guthrie joked, "New couple alert."
But others in Kotb's circle didn't see any humor in the situation.
Since Costner's split from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner was made official last year, he's become one of Tinseltown's most eligible bachelors.
And Hoda's pals don't see him ever getting serious with her.
Since his split from Christine Baumgartner, Costner's been linked to stars like Jewel and Jennifer Lopez.
The source said: "He's messing with her head and wasting her time. He flirts with her and tells her how gorgeous she looks and how they should get together for lunch, but it's not going to happen. She's just not Kevin's type."
According to the insider, Costner's "type" tends to be blonde and willowy like Christine, or exotic like Jennifer Lopez, who he recently flirted up in Aspen.
Since divorcing handbag designer Baumgartner, Costner briefly dated 50-year-old singer Jewel.
Meanwhile, Kotb, a mom of two, has been heartbreakingly single since ending her engagement to financier Joel Schiffman in 2022.
Jenna Bush Hager teased Kotb online, but insiders claim Costner's charm is nothing but empty flirting.
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The source noted: "Kevin is saying yes to more invites than he has in years and rubbing shoulders with pretty socialites. He's enjoying being single again, so Hoda really has no chance.
"He's all talk and no walk where she's concerned. He enjoys having Hoda fawning all over him. To him, it's a real ego boost.
"But the relationship isn't going anywhere, and the sooner Hoda accepts that reality, the better."
